POPULATION MAPS

Ms. Rampersad
Date: Thursday 18th February, 2016

POPULATION DENSITY AND

DISTRIBUTION VIDEO

MAPS REPRESENTING POPULATION

DISTRIBUTION AND DENSITY

Dot Map

Choropleth Map

DOT MAP

Dot maps are generally used to represent population

distribution.
One dot represents several thousand people.
Dot maps give a good visual representation of population
density.

CHOROPLETH MAP

Choropleth maps represent average values over a given

area. As such, it can be used to represent the density of
population over a given area.

HOW TO CREATE DOT MAPS?- VIDEO

HOW TO CREATE CHOROPLETH

MAPS?-VIDEO

PERFORMANCE TASK

WHAT CAN YOU SAY FROM YOUR MAP?

Which part of Trinidad and Tobago is sparsely populated?
Where is densely populated?

WILL MISS YOU ALL TOMORROW

BUT
You have work to do!
Population of countries can be represented based on the age
and gender of the people of a country. The diagram used to
represent these data or the structure of a population is known
as a POPULATION PYRAMID.
For tomorrows period you are to label the chart given
to you.
It should be in the form of notation and you can use
sticky notes if you like. Be CREATIVE as possible. Tell
me where you think births and deaths are high or low.
What do you think could have impacted these